[Leica] How much for a Nocti

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Hoppy

Caution, unprotected photography with a stranger can be dangerous. Slip 
on a UV :-)

Walt

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Henning and Mark, I really respect the opinions and experience of the pro 
>shooters here and I know we've had a thread on this
>before. Probably like religion or politics no one will ever change anyone 
>else's mind on this.
>In your experience then, you consider that there is a demonstrable loss of 
>image quality as a result of having a (high quality)
>filter fitted? Or you just don't think that it is worth the effort or 
>expense to fit the filter? Yes I understand that modern Leica
>lens coatings are reportedly tough. Those of older lenses are evidently 
>less so. We have all seen many ads that begin "usual wipe
>marks on front element" or similar.
>I don't know Erik at all, but I do believe that any damage to the front 
>coating (lenses, not Erik) will certainly reduce the
>intrinsic value, whether in daily professional use or sitting in a 
>collection. Whether or not such marks may affect the results is
>not the issue, it is the perception that it may. I mean the resale value 
>when you come to trade up to a new lens for whatever
>reason. Don't disparage collectors though, without them I don't think that 
>we would have a viable Leica at all. 
>FWIW, I don't have filters on my Leica lenses for protection. They always 
>have the additional benefit of protection from the hoods,
>though. I'm just an amateur and I do coddle my gear. 
>Cheers
>Hoppy 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>Henning Wulff
>Sent: Friday, 27 October 2006 13:02
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] How much for a Nocti
>
>At 9:49 PM -0400 10/26/06, Mark Rabiner wrote:
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>> > could it be repaired. Ralph said the front element coating was very
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>>> hard. Erik replied - "with such an answer I think I will keep on the
>>> filter."
>>> Cheers
>>> Howard (in Hot Hong Kong)
>>> On 27 Oct 2006, at 12:23 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
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>>A darned shame!
>>I Wonder how Erik would feel if a guy kept drinking pepto bismol the whole
>>time he was sampling some fine beer "just in case" he might get a stomach
>>ach,
>>Why ruin a work of art!?
>>Or change a perfect machine
>>Or equation.
>>
>>Mark Rabiner
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>Clearly more a collector than a shooter.
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